Barbados will not be included in the list because it has longstanding information exchange arrangements with other countries, which are found by its treaty partners to operate in an effective manner. Barbados is also willing to enter into tax information exchange arrangements with those OECD Member countries with which it currently does not have such arrangements. Barbados has in place established procedures with respect to transparency. Moreover, recent legislative changes made by Barbados have enhanced the transparency of its tax and regulatory rules.

The OECD has determined after careful review of the current laws and practices of Tonga and the Maldives that these jurisdictions do not meet the tax haven criteria.

Many other countries have also endorsed the standards. For progress in implementation see the Progress Report (April 2009). The latest version of the Progress Report is available here.

Footnotes

1. Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom.
2. Aruba, the Netherlands Antilles and the Netherlands are the three countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

3. Letter from the OECD's Secretary General, Donald J. Johnston, to the Minister of Finance of Aruba, Dr. Robertico R. Croes.
4. Fully self-governing country in free association with New Zealand.
5. Dependency of the British Crown.
6. External Territory of the United States.